Monday, July 18, 2011

Okay, the late night snacks I need to eat before going to bed and the exhaustion which is keeping me from my late night walks have contributed to a weight gain this week. Of course the fact that whole grain snacks make me feel nauseous and I gravitate toward the chips and donuts etc didn't help. I will just have to try to do better next week. Because this much of a gain is too much even for pregnancy

up 2.4 pounds.

Previous Monday Weight: 217

Today's Weight: 219.4

Weight change from last week: +2.4

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 42.5

Monday, July 11, 2011

Now that I am pregnant I am obviously not going to be losing 2 or 3 pounds a week. I am trying to eat the best I can. At times that is hard because that healthy whole wheat can turn my stomach because it is too dry. So I have an easier job eating food that I know is not that good for me. Fortunately I haven't had any trouble eating my salads yet, so I do try to get at least one a day. In fact, the other day we got to try our version of the Wendy's Berry Almond Chicken Salad. I had seen Debbi post about it a few weeks ago in a post called Salad Power. Last week I got to try Wendy's version and I really liked it. I saw that Debbi's recipe calls for raspberries which I didn't have in my Wendy's salad (not sure if I was supposed to or not). So we had blueberries, strawberries, honey roasted almond slices, some sort of baby lettuce mix (2 cups) and raspberry walnut vinegarette, not sure the brand, but they didn't have the Ken's brand, though they have lots of other Ken's Steakhouse dressings. We added chicken as well. My son really enjoyed it. I would like to see if I can find the Ken's dressing as this one tasted a little too vinegary.
We have taken at least one walk a day I think. I have not done a good job recording anything this week. I haven't always gotten more than one walk though. And sometimes it is only a slow walk with the children because it is just myself with the girls and one of them needs to walk. We had 3 late nights last week (soccer game and fireworks were two of them) and I just had no energy for extra walks. I have not had a lot of energy at all. Naps in the afternoon. Only one walk at times. And it doesn't help that I need to snack before going to bed.
With all that I still lost .4 pounds.

Previous Monday Weight: 217.4

Today's Weight: 217

Weight loss from last week: -.4

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 44.9

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Okay, I saw the theme of Debbi's post this week is "Stick With It." I have to say this past week has been really hard to keep on track. There are a couple of reasons for this.

Writing down what I eat and recording it on my blog had been getting easier, then I sort of lost it. I was getting frustrated at trying to add it into Spark People and having to add food all the time because the site didn't have the food I ate. So I sort of gave up on Spark People, which I really don't want to do, because I need to know how many calories I am consuming (I'll explain below). I have also been really unfocused this past week. My mind has been elsewhere and I have been exhausted. I mean really exhausted. I have been taking naps in the afternoon and there are nights where I just haven't felt like taking my walk.

The last two nights we got home really late. On Sunday we went to a Soccer game in Rochester, a couple of hours away. And last night we went to see the fireworks. We actually got home later than planned because we had found someone's cell phone and decided to wait at a nearby town for them to come and pick it up. Unfortunately we stopped outside a McDonald's and we were hungry. How nice of them to just recently be open 24 hours.

Anyway, the reason I have been so tired and have been eating before bed is that we just found out I am pregnant. I feel so guilty for not being extremely happy with this news. I knew we wanted to try for another baby (especially because hubby would love a boy), but I so wanted to be closer to my goal weight. On the plus side, I am 20 some pounds lighter than I was before getting pregnant the last time. And I am eating better and exercising more. I hope to keep up the walks if nothing else. The biggest problem is I have to eat before bed. If I get too hungry I get so nauseous. When I started this weight loss journey, one of my goals was to not eat after dinner. This was because during the last pregnancy I had to eat and the best thing I found to help was soft pretzels with muenster cheese. We got into such a habit of eating these, that we just continued on months after Hannah was born. I'm sure it was a big thing that added to the weight gain.

My doctor said I can eat 1800 calories and continue to exercise. And I can continue to drink my 1 cup of green tea. I had read there was controversy over green tea consumption and pregnancy. I guess green tea, too much of it, can inhibit the absorption of folic acid, which is so critical in the early weeks for neural tube growth. I actually stopped drinking it (even though I only drink one cup a day) for a while, just to be safe. Then I will go back to it, because it is good when it comes to antioxidants.

I am hoping to continue to link up to Slimmer this Summer, Weight Loss Wednesdays and Plus Size Bloggers. I need the motivation I get and the accountability. Obviously I am not trying to lose weight right now. But I am going to continue to try eating healthy and exercising. I know from past experience, it is not always as easy as it sounds. Sometimes I just have to eat what I can stomach and it is not always the healthier choices (i.e. the soft pretzels).

Sort of sad I won't be making my 15 pound loss goal. I was heading in the right direction.

Monday, July 4, 2011

We are a tad bit in a rush today to go to see the fireworks, but I wanted to get my post in because we won't be back until really late. So, I am just posting my weight with no exercise or explanation or anything. Will post my Slimmer This Summer post later tonight or tomorrow morning.

I have lost weight since last Monday, though, like last Monday, I am the same as last Wednesday. What is up with that??

Previous Monday Weight: 217.4

Weight on Wednesday: 218

Today's Weight: 217.4

Weight loss from last week: 0

Weight change from Wednesday: -.6

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 44.5

Walked around town with children after going to the parkquick stepped to HPSS for 25 minutes (didn't feel like I could do any more so I stopped. Tad nauseous, ended up falling asleep for remainder of movie)

About Me

I am a stay at home mom. I have always wanted to teach, started college with a major in Early Education, but ended up staying home with my son (which turned into staying home with my 2 sons and daughter). Years later ended up with an Associates Degree in Human Services. Which helped me get a director's position at the Montessori I was working at. I am now staying home with my 3 young children. While my older children are off in public school we are homeschooling. I am doing what I always dreamed of doing, teaching!! I feel this is where God has led and willed me to be. I will be here to "Train up [my children] in the way [they] should go: [so] when [they are] old, [they] will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6